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and let's play a clip from bill clinton, this was from last night. i thought he hit the nail on the head on how the democrats are perceiving the transformation to mitt romney. >> i had a different reaction from the last debate than a lot of other people did. i mean, i thought wow, here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all of these last two years. >> it is fascinating, i mean when you watch this row today again over the abortion comments that mitt romney made, if you chart just his history of statements about abortion, flopping all over the place. >> your head could spin like you're in "the exorcist," i mean, bill clinton is having so much fun. the candidates are not -- >> does it help clinton that he is so brilliant? it could almost work against him, people watch him being aggressive, all the things we didn't see from the president in the other night? could it hurt him? >> it could hurt him, as i watched it, i thought about the animation in his voice, his face, barack obama looked like he didn't want to be there. the contrast i
and let's play a clip from bill clinton, this was from last night. i thought he hit the nail on the head on how the democrats are perceiving the transformation to mitt romney. >> i had a different reaction from the last debate than a lot of other people did. i mean, i thought wow, here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all of these last two years. >> it is fascinating, i mean when you watch this row today again over the abortion comments that mitt romney made,...
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we did that in the 1980s under a republican president, ronald reagan and a democratic president bill clinton. >> and gdp was 4.8%. 4.5% in one case. 4.3%. i can find economists who will tell me we'll have that kind of growth rate. >> we should aspire to 12 million jobs. i should aspire to look like brad pitt. that won't happen either. thank you for coming on the show. coming up something bocandidate on. >> if somebody gets an advanced degree i would staple that diploma to their green card. >> as soon as they get an advanced degree we send them home to create jobs somewhere else. >> immigrant entrepreneurs could be a powerful force but u.s. policy is standing in the way. here to here. this bigger screen goes from here to here. now that's either a) an amazing coincidence .. or b) a dazzling display of common sense. pretty sure it's the common sense thing. have more fiber than other leading brands. they're the better way to enjoy your fiber. >>> friday's jobs numbers underscore something we knew. we need more jobs. how do you create them. one answer may surprise you. immigration. how does bring
we did that in the 1980s under a republican president, ronald reagan and a democratic president bill clinton. >> and gdp was 4.8%. 4.5% in one case. 4.3%. i can find economists who will tell me we'll have that kind of growth rate. >> we should aspire to 12 million jobs. i should aspire to look like brad pitt. that won't happen either. thank you for coming on the show. coming up something bocandidate on. >> if somebody gets an advanced degree i would staple that diploma to...
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. >> bill clinton taking a shot at mitt romney today. fair to say the campaign is getting ever dirtier as election day approaches. bring back my all-star team. i thought it was a very interesting part of the debate last night which i thought was one of the reasons i gave the win to biden, was the exchange over the stimulus money, particularly in the state of wisconsin. let's have a look at this clip. >> he sent me two letters saying by the way, can you send me some stimulus money for companies here in the state of wisconsin. we sent millions of dollars. you know why he -- >> you did ask for stimulus money. >> sure he did. >> on two occasions we advocated for constituents who were applying for grants. that's what we do. >> there were claims in the huffington post tonight that it may have been as many as four requests. i thought he got him there. kristen, what did you think of that moment? it was a difficult moment for your guy. >> it made me a little nervous as the moment started but paul ryan handled it well. it's routine when a constitu
. >> bill clinton taking a shot at mitt romney today. fair to say the campaign is getting ever dirtier as election day approaches. bring back my all-star team. i thought it was a very interesting part of the debate last night which i thought was one of the reasons i gave the win to biden, was the exchange over the stimulus money, particularly in the state of wisconsin. let's have a look at this clip. >> he sent me two letters saying by the way, can you send me some stimulus money...
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letter dated october 2nd that you and chairman issa sent specifically to secretary of state hillary clinton and let me just read part of it for you and just for our viewers. you helped write this. it reads, multiple u.s. federal government officials confirmed to the committee that prior to the september 11th attack, the u.s. mission in libya made repeated requests for increased security in benghazi, the mission was denied, these resources by officials in washington and you go on to state the different examples. you say confirmed to the committee. the question is, did you -- did congressman issa talk to democrats about sending the letter? >> we have fully informed the democrats. we interviewed somebody this morning, the democrats were there. i went to tripoli, he invited democrats to come to that. of course we did that to be involved in the whole thing. >> we're hearing a different story from democrats who are telling cnn that they got a 24-hour heads up. >> that's what i got too. that's what i got as well. given the security parameters there, i could barely talk to my wife to tell her i was
letter dated october 2nd that you and chairman issa sent specifically to secretary of state hillary clinton and let me just read part of it for you and just for our viewers. you helped write this. it reads, multiple u.s. federal government officials confirmed to the committee that prior to the september 11th attack, the u.s. mission in libya made repeated requests for increased security in benghazi, the mission was denied, these resources by officials in washington and you go on to state the...
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again, former president bill clinton will be speaking and you heard the dnc, the former president gave the current president a big boost in his re-election bid. so we'll keep you posted on that. in the meantime, i want to tell you that tonight or today
again, former president bill clinton will be speaking and you heard the dnc, the former president gave the current president a big boost in his re-election bid. so we'll keep you posted on that. in the meantime, i want to tell you that tonight or today
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i want to get straight to hillary clinton. because my question is, you know, she has incredibly high approval ratings. she has been touted as a possible presidential candidate come 2016. where is she today and how might all of this cloud her legacy? >> those are great questions and there is no easy answers. i know what the chairman darrell issa, the man you had in that exchange, the congressman, he says he's pleased, he's been saying relatively nice things about the secretary of state, hillary clinton, herself, because she has made available for his committee testimony, and you saw it today, from senior officials. she has not herself testified, but other ranking officials at the state department have gone before darrell issa's committee to testify today and they have provided a lot of documents, information that the committee wants to have in its legitimate pursuit of congressional oversight, how could this have happened, let's learn the lessons, make sure it doesn't happen down the road. clearly there were blunders. everyone
i want to get straight to hillary clinton. because my question is, you know, she has incredibly high approval ratings. she has been touted as a possible presidential candidate come 2016. where is she today and how might all of this cloud her legacy? >> those are great questions and there is no easy answers. i know what the chairman darrell issa, the man you had in that exchange, the congressman, he says he's pleased, he's been saying relatively nice things about the secretary of state,...
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the word reformer was used by hillary clinton in march of 2011. and in reference to bashar al assad. many of the members of congress of both parties she said have gone it syria in recent months said they believe he's a reformer. now, of both parties. and you to remember something about bashar al assad about the uprising against him in the year 2000, 2001 when he took over from his father, he was viewed as potentially a reformer by many people in western countries. clearly in the last 19 months this notion that in any way he's a reformer has gone out the window. >> 30 seconds, point of contention, that why the u.s. stepped in in libya but not in syria? >> well, we heard it from joe bid biden, but not just joe biden. these are observers, xerts w ex have gone to syria, a bigger country, more populated. the syrian military is stronger, no split between east and west as there was in libya going in. and air support alone probably wouldn't do it. that said, something needs to be done, many people say, what will it be? that's a big question because people
the word reformer was used by hillary clinton in march of 2011. and in reference to bashar al assad. many of the members of congress of both parties she said have gone it syria in recent months said they believe he's a reformer. now, of both parties. and you to remember something about bashar al assad about the uprising against him in the year 2000, 2001 when he took over from his father, he was viewed as potentially a reformer by many people in western countries. clearly in the last 19 months...
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kennedy, harry truman and even bill clinton. they also threw ronald reagan in there. but it was interesting to note the foreign policy team for mitt romney talking about democratic presidents after that debate performance last week when a lot of pundits on the right and the left were sensing that mitt romney was moving to the middle on domestic policy. we might hear some of that on foreign policy later on today, soledad. >> interesting point. jim acosta for us this morning, thank you, jim. >>> a recent poll shows president obama has a seven percentage point lead over mitt romney when it comes to who would handle foreign policy better. let's get to richard williamson, former ambassador to the united nations for special political affairs. mitt romney's senior foreign policy adviser. nice to see you, sir. thank you for talking with us. let's focus on some -- actually what jim acosta just said. let's talk about that first. as you heard there was a phone call with some of the foreign policy advisers. and when they listed sort of the foreign policy that maybe mitt romney wo
kennedy, harry truman and even bill clinton. they also threw ronald reagan in there. but it was interesting to note the foreign policy team for mitt romney talking about democratic presidents after that debate performance last week when a lot of pundits on the right and the left were sensing that mitt romney was moving to the middle on domestic policy. we might hear some of that on foreign policy later on today, soledad. >> interesting point. jim acosta for us this morning, thank you,...
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clinton said go with the extremist attack. they tried that flip-flopping thing on me and it didn't work. the american people thought i would do the right thing. so his view, his advice to the obama campaign is hit romney as a republican extremist, not as a flip-flopper. as you see, the campaigns have bounced back and forth between those two strategies. same exact thing with bush against kerry in 2004, they had the same strategic debate. do they hit kerry as a liberal or a flip-flopper? they did both. they ended up with flip-flopper. do you hit them more on character or policy? >> ryan lizza, thanks very much. >> thanks, guys. >>> stay with cnn for the vice presidential debate, also on thursday night. our coverage begins at 7:00 eastern. go to cnn.com as well. >>> a new memo obtain by cnn showing u.s. embassy staff in libya had concerns about security back in february and requested a 16-member special security team be allowed to remain ontheir departure date. that request was denied. the state department insists an extension of
clinton said go with the extremist attack. they tried that flip-flopping thing on me and it didn't work. the american people thought i would do the right thing. so his view, his advice to the obama campaign is hit romney as a republican extremist, not as a flip-flopper. as you see, the campaigns have bounced back and forth between those two strategies. same exact thing with bush against kerry in 2004, they had the same strategic debate. do they hit kerry as a liberal or a flip-flopper? they did...
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, there were some high profile african-americans who supported hillary clinton. maya angelou one of them. and there wasn't this kind of backlash. so the question is, is this more about race and supporting someone other than the black candidate or is it more about the policy and supporting a republican white candidate? >> i think it's a little bit of both. when you relaflect back to the 2008 election, we're talking about two democrats and we know the the african-american community votes overwhelming for democratic candidates. 90%. but it 's also race. and you saw that in the twitter feeds. that stacey dash being african-american was getting particular vitt reol and viciousness because of that. and you read some of the mild tweets frankly. there were other things said to her and about her that were far nastier and far uglier having to do with race. and i think there's also frankly a gender element, too. and that was showing up in the tweets. that being a beautiful woman, a lot of people can't take it. >> some of the things we couldn't say on television. amy holmes,
, there were some high profile african-americans who supported hillary clinton. maya angelou one of them. and there wasn't this kind of backlash. so the question is, is this more about race and supporting someone other than the black candidate or is it more about the policy and supporting a republican white candidate? >> i think it's a little bit of both. when you relaflect back to the 2008 election, we're talking about two democrats and we know the the african-american community votes...
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. >> if you look at harry truman and john kennedy and the use of power by bill clinton in his second term, that is a much different approach than jimmy carter and barack obama. >> reporter: to put his vision into action, romney will have to win first, which explains why he made an impromptu stop at a nearby elementary school. at this stage of the race, the pictures matter almost as much as the policies. romney did mention the obama campaign's trump card on foreign policy, the killing of osama bin laden, but he seemed to give the credit to what he called, quote, military and intelligence professionals. romney will now shift back to the economy with campaign events coming up here in virginia and also in iowa and ohio. wolf? >> jim acosta, thank you. let's go back to gloria borger. what was mitt romney trying to accomplish with this marriage foreign policy speech today? >> well, i think he was trying to do a bunch of things. first of all, on the leadership question, trying to establish his credentials on foreign policy, as you know, he's made some mistakes when he's been off the cuff on
. >> if you look at harry truman and john kennedy and the use of power by bill clinton in his second term, that is a much different approach than jimmy carter and barack obama. >> reporter: to put his vision into action, romney will have to win first, which explains why he made an impromptu stop at a nearby elementary school. at this stage of the race, the pictures matter almost as much as the policies. romney did mention the obama campaign's trump card on foreign policy, the...
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debates i moderated, i think there were eight or nine democrats up on the stage, of course, hillary clinton and john edwards, and they were all up there. but biden did really well. chris dodd, by the way, did well also. he knows his stuff. the big problem he has occasionally is he says something he probably shouldn't say. and i'm sure he's being told, be careful at this debate. >> and he's particularly strong on foreign policy, and the obama administration, based on recent events in the middle east, is vulnerable, particularly in light of what happened at the consulate in benghazi. so it's a chance for obama to use his strengths in foreign policy to perhaps reinforce american's fears that the obama administration does have a grip on our policies in that part of the world and that they do know what they're doing and we don't need to worry about the course of events over there. it's going to be interesting. i think it will be more fun to watch than the obama/romney one. >> that was a pretty good one to watch as well. i love all these debates, but that's me. i'm a political news junkie, as you
debates i moderated, i think there were eight or nine democrats up on the stage, of course, hillary clinton and john edwards, and they were all up there. but biden did really well. chris dodd, by the way, did well also. he knows his stuff. the big problem he has occasionally is he says something he probably shouldn't say. and i'm sure he's being told, be careful at this debate. >> and he's particularly strong on foreign policy, and the obama administration, based on recent events in the...
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, i remember a former clinton staffer st. i really want to be more forceful about whatever issue is bothering her, but you have this note, the thing that i don't want to challenge. so it lasted throughout the whole campaign through the different bumps, but reforms that we went through as a campaign and the desperate crises we went through together. it was more than just that. it was not just about our culture. he actually gave us an idea of the kind of person we should have on the campaign. the type of person we should hire, which was important for me as a manager. now i am not just hiring people with long resumes with certain skills sense, i am hiring a type of person, no drama, respect, build it from the bottom up. it really did change the face of our organization more than anything. i remember having a conversation much later with my old mentor from harvard named david, why give all the credit helping me get ready for the five years i spent with obama on the campaign. he asked me to meet for coffee or drink after work late
, i remember a former clinton staffer st. i really want to be more forceful about whatever issue is bothering her, but you have this note, the thing that i don't want to challenge. so it lasted throughout the whole campaign through the different bumps, but reforms that we went through as a campaign and the desperate crises we went through together. it was more than just that. it was not just about our culture. he actually gave us an idea of the kind of person we should have on the campaign. the...
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obama has to go back to the clinton era. it was when the republican congress came in in january of 1995 and past welfare reform and all sorts of new and fantastic criminal law provisions. guest: the idea that what people do not know about obama it is racist is a preposterous. where was all this love for blacks and high public positions when clarence thomas was nominated to the supreme court? how about 1 condoleezza rice was the first black female secretary of state? democrats do not like obama because he is black. they like him because he is left-wing. and his proposal to raise taxes -- they can call them racist. that's what democrats like about obama. they couldn't care less he is half black. caller: i have two questions. i wonder if there is a two- tiered justice system in this country. thousands and thousands of dollars while on the terrorist watch list. muslims get prosecuted for the same thing. i have another question. guest: that is not my interest. a're in the middle of presidential election. i just wrote this book. t
obama has to go back to the clinton era. it was when the republican congress came in in january of 1995 and past welfare reform and all sorts of new and fantastic criminal law provisions. guest: the idea that what people do not know about obama it is racist is a preposterous. where was all this love for blacks and high public positions when clarence thomas was nominated to the supreme court? how about 1 condoleezza rice was the first black female secretary of state? democrats do not like obama...
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we saw this with bill clinton and al gore, to the more recent pick of george w. bush and dick cheney. all those vice presidents were active players in the white house. you have seen that role with joe biden, who has played a very important role in afghanistan and back in the war in iraq, and it was biden who brought the national security and foreign policy credentials to the obama white house. he had served on the senate and dealt with these issues for years and years. for those reasons, i think the vice presidential debate matters. plus, this year, it is so tight. this race could come down to, as we all know, a handful or one or two swing states and perhaps even a few counties in those swing states. every vote matters, and after obama's rather poor performance and ronnie's strong performance, i think the audience will be tuned in to this debate -- and romney's strong performance. >> let me pick up on the reference to walter mondale. the vice presidential debate is a relatively new phenomenon. they began televising the debates in 1976 with the vice president, but
we saw this with bill clinton and al gore, to the more recent pick of george w. bush and dick cheney. all those vice presidents were active players in the white house. you have seen that role with joe biden, who has played a very important role in afghanistan and back in the war in iraq, and it was biden who brought the national security and foreign policy credentials to the obama white house. he had served on the senate and dealt with these issues for years and years. for those reasons, i...
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the reason the clinton era office is prosperous it wasn't prosperous the first four years of the clinton administration. oh no. it was when the republican congress came in beginning in january of 1995 passing welfare reform, fantastic criminal law provisions, we slipped a tax cut in. that was the republican congress driving the bus and clinton signing what was sent to him. >> a.a. mom writes to you on twitter. it's not about the 60's. it's about the current g.o.p. response to the first black president. total rejection, they say, based race. >> um, the idea that what people don't like about obama is his race is preposterous! more white people voted for obama in 2008 than any democratic president in nearly 40 years. and by the way, where was all this love for blacks in high public positions when clarence thomas wasdom nominated to the supreme court? how about when colin powell was made the first black secretary of state or condoleezza rice the first black female secretary of state. not only did republicans not only dislike obama because he's black, democrats don't like him because he's bla
the reason the clinton era office is prosperous it wasn't prosperous the first four years of the clinton administration. oh no. it was when the republican congress came in beginning in january of 1995 passing welfare reform, fantastic criminal law provisions, we slipped a tax cut in. that was the republican congress driving the bus and clinton signing what was sent to him. >> a.a. mom writes to you on twitter. it's not about the 60's. it's about the current g.o.p. response to the first...
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it reminds me of one president clinton was running for reelection. i am telling my kids you are not supposed to use this word, but they hated him. it blinded them. . they won't up making some decisions. bob dole campaign was hexed from the start. -- they wound up making some bad decisions. i think they are more motivated in their desire to see president obama removed. i think they have managed to do a better job of focusing their energy in the faa's the way. -- in a positive way. given his quirks and inability to relate to a earthlings, as it often seems like he is trying to do, he should not be doing well. given the fact we have the bad economy, crushing debt, and problems abroad, he is coming off as a tactician who says he will fix these problems. he is doing well. people on the far right are happy with that. host: william joins us from texas. caller: i am so happy to get through. this is my first time. if mitt romney were president and he went to war, would you have your kids go to war with him? guest: i think mitt romney will have to make that ca
it reminds me of one president clinton was running for reelection. i am telling my kids you are not supposed to use this word, but they hated him. it blinded them. . they won't up making some decisions. bob dole campaign was hexed from the start. -- they wound up making some bad decisions. i think they are more motivated in their desire to see president obama removed. i think they have managed to do a better job of focusing their energy in the faa's the way. -- in a positive way. given his...
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i remember clinton former clinton staffer coming to me, henry i want to be more forceful about whatever issue is bothering her. you have the no drama obama thing. it lasted through the whole campaign. through the bumps of, you know, the different forms we went through a a campaign. the different, you know, crisis we went to together. and so it was more than just that. it wasn't just about our culture. he actually gave us an idea of the kind of person we should in the campaign; right, the kind of person we should hire. which is freeing for me as a manager. now i'm not just hiring people with long rÉsume and certain skill sets. i'm hiring a type of person; right, the no drama, respect everyone build it from the bottom up. it changed the face of our organization. i describe, i remember having later a conversation with my old mentor from harvard, gentleman named david who i give the credit for helping me be ready for the five years i spent with the obama both in the campaign and the white house. he met me he asked me to meet far coffee or drink late in the campaign i got off early that nig
i remember clinton former clinton staffer coming to me, henry i want to be more forceful about whatever issue is bothering her. you have the no drama obama thing. it lasted through the whole campaign. through the bumps of, you know, the different forms we went through a a campaign. the different, you know, crisis we went to together. and so it was more than just that. it wasn't just about our culture. he actually gave us an idea of the kind of person we should in the campaign; right, the kind...
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hi, president clinton, welcome to news for kids. it's only september and christmas is already on my mind. are you excite to do? >> there's a reason it's on people's minds. the campaign . >> what do you mean? don't you like santa? >> i work hard to try to kill him. . >> you tried to kill santa? we contracted with pool to kill him. i got closer to killing him than anybody has gotten since. [laughter] jack web take barack obama to the cleaners. >> if we don't pass it, here's the guarantee that the people who are watching tonight the premiums will go up, the employers are going to load up more cost for you. they're going to drop the coverage, they can't afford a increase of 25 or 30% in terms of providing the health care to employees each and every year. the federal government will go bankrupt. >> you really believe that, don't you? [laughter] you appear to be a moderately well educate man. you use the highly train the intelligent. you utilize it the same as a highly sophisticated weapon. you had the finest university teachings in the w
hi, president clinton, welcome to news for kids. it's only september and christmas is already on my mind. are you excite to do? >> there's a reason it's on people's minds. the campaign . >> what do you mean? don't you like santa? >> i work hard to try to kill him. . >> you tried to kill santa? we contracted with pool to kill him. i got closer to killing him than anybody has gotten since. [laughter] jack web take barack obama to the cleaners. >> if we don't pass it,...
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the next one comes from "the tonight show" and it is a spoof of bill clinton. >> hi, president clinton. welcome to news for kids. it's only september and christmas is already on my mind. are you excited too? >> there's a reason that it's on people's minds because there has been a serious disinformation campaign to create that impression. >> what do you mean? don't you like santa? >> i worked hard to try to kill him. you i authorized -- >> you tried to kill santa? >> we've contracted with people to kill him. i got closer to killing him than anybody has gotten since. [applause] >> this is highlight from last year's show which became an instant hit with the audience. sit back and enjoy, dragnet's jack webb take barack obama to the cleaners. >> if we don't pass it, here's the guaranty. that the people who are watching tonight, your premiums will go up, your employers will load up more cost on you. potentially they will drop your coverage because they can't afford increase of 25 to 30% of providing cost of health care to employees each and every year and the federal government will go bankr
the next one comes from "the tonight show" and it is a spoof of bill clinton. >> hi, president clinton. welcome to news for kids. it's only september and christmas is already on my mind. are you excited too? >> there's a reason that it's on people's minds because there has been a serious disinformation campaign to create that impression. >> what do you mean? don't you like santa? >> i worked hard to try to kill him. you i authorized -- >> you tried to...
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a little bit like bill clinton referred to monica lewinsky as that woman. do you remember? [laughter] [applause] to but not severe and not to worry. president obama came around. that pin he stopped wearing. it is one of those cheesy things that you have to do as president, i guess. when he returned to civilian life, sooner rather than later, i hope -- [cheers] [applause] i suspect the thing that people liked most is ditching that annoying little pin once and for all. after all, maybe he could replace it with the united nations flag pin. that simple little american flag pin. the thing is no better than a nickel, it drives liberals bonkers and makes them uncomfortable and it confuses them, too. here is a guy like me in their store or copy shop, who is smiling and being polite. understanding there with a tiny little american flag, minding my own business. in the most quiet and reserved way possible, but i that i am grateful to live in the united states of america. just sheer gratitude for the sacrifices of my forebears. gratitude for the opportunity to this that this country a
a little bit like bill clinton referred to monica lewinsky as that woman. do you remember? [laughter] [applause] to but not severe and not to worry. president obama came around. that pin he stopped wearing. it is one of those cheesy things that you have to do as president, i guess. when he returned to civilian life, sooner rather than later, i hope -- [cheers] [applause] i suspect the thing that people liked most is ditching that annoying little pin once and for all. after all, maybe he could...
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. >> friday, secretary of state hillary clinton speaks before a conference on the political changes in north africa, including egypt, libya and tunisia. .. knowledge the presence of three ambassadors who have now arrived, ambassador yannis hostra is here, thank you and the ambassador from belgium is here, thank you and i didn't say earlier that he is here the ambassador from the netherlands. okay, thank you all for coming today. we have a very interesting panel to talk about the election and politics and i will introduce them briefly. most of you are very familiar with them and then we will get into questions and have time for questions from those of you who are here. to my immediate left charlie cook who is the founder, editor and publisher of "the cook political report" which is a survival for people who care about politics and the campaigns in the likely outcomes of those campaigns. judy woodruff is senior correspondent for us "pbs newshour" and a senior correspondent at nbc and cnn and covered me in the white house when i was there a few years ago. mike allen is the chief political
. >> friday, secretary of state hillary clinton speaks before a conference on the political changes in north africa, including egypt, libya and tunisia. .. knowledge the presence of three ambassadors who have now arrived, ambassador yannis hostra is here, thank you and the ambassador from belgium is here, thank you and i didn't say earlier that he is here the ambassador from the netherlands. okay, thank you all for coming today. we have a very interesting panel to talk about the election...
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when bill clinton was president, al gore played a sitting role in reforming the efficiency and drk played role in energy with reaching tout energy industry and so forth. biden played a leading role in the iraq and afghanistan wars and how to withdrawal troops and how to refigure the flow of the war. the vice presidency has changed considerably over time. case in point, when warren g harding in 1923, when he died in california of heart attack, they couldn't find calvin cool age. the punch line is the -- the vice president would stay home. they didn't go to washington, d.c., in most cases. now live at the navel ab serve story. the first one to do so was walter until the '70s the vice president stayed in the city. so they found calvin in vice president population of 33. there were no major air waves or rail ways in. they found cool his father took the oath on the family bible in the living room. the role of the vice president changed considerably and i think that both i would give credit to romney and obama for picking a vice presidential nominee that cannot only help them get elected but co
when bill clinton was president, al gore played a sitting role in reforming the efficiency and drk played role in energy with reaching tout energy industry and so forth. biden played a leading role in the iraq and afghanistan wars and how to withdrawal troops and how to refigure the flow of the war. the vice presidency has changed considerably over time. case in point, when warren g harding in 1923, when he died in california of heart attack, they couldn't find calvin cool age. the punch line...
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under welfare reform that bill clinton and newt gingrich tout. you not supposed to be able on welfare on child. i don't really -- your brother's situation doesn't comport with the policies as built from -- both democrats and republicans describe them. putting that aside, romney was free to say there are people who are gaming the system. he didn't say that hep said that anybody who is on entitlements anybody on a pell grant, going to college to better themselves anybody who says uses food stamps because they are in between jobs or not making enough. they need to feed their family. people on medicare or medicare. i don't know if you use any of that responsibly. that are part of the mooching society. and, you know, people are free to say we should get rid of the social safety net and throw people to the curb and not have the programs. we didn't have that debate in the country. it's a fine debate to have. mitt romney basically said that all -- [inaudible] your brother, who is irresponsible somebody on veteran's assistance i think that's where a lot o
under welfare reform that bill clinton and newt gingrich tout. you not supposed to be able on welfare on child. i don't really -- your brother's situation doesn't comport with the policies as built from -- both democrats and republicans describe them. putting that aside, romney was free to say there are people who are gaming the system. he didn't say that hep said that anybody who is on entitlements anybody on a pell grant, going to college to better themselves anybody who says uses food stamps...
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. >> eleanor clinton. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no, that was wrong. dan martin st. louis dispatch. would you like me to read more. he approved the seal mission to kill osama bin laden. mr. romney is the very embodiment of what has gone wrong. if more americans were paying attention this election would not even be close. >> yeah. >> stephanie: the atmosphere has been distorted by desperate pluto-crats. will this government be for the many or the few. choose the many choose obama! [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you. [ cheers ] >> stephanie: okay. okay. that was just happy clapping just to my liking. yay! [ applause ] >> stephanie: you know why i had to do that to cleanse my palate because we're diving into right-wing world now. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: rush limbaugh >> when obama speaks on foreign policy it literally is a green light to our enemies. obama is not deterring anybody, the iranians al-qaeda and that is evidenced by the attacks in libya, and the protests in cairo, and the accompanying protests in the rest of the middle east. the entire arab spring was mischar
. >> eleanor clinton. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: no, that was wrong. dan martin st. louis dispatch. would you like me to read more. he approved the seal mission to kill osama bin laden. mr. romney is the very embodiment of what has gone wrong. if more americans were paying attention this election would not even be close. >> yeah. >> stephanie: the atmosphere has been distorted by desperate pluto-crats. will this government be for the many or the few. choose the many choose...
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the clinton administration. that was something that acorn housing pushed for. they lobbied in front of bank of america and nations bank in order to get these guarantees. now what we see is bank of america foundation gives millions of dollars to these groups in order to get them on their side. this is cronyism. this is cronyism. acorn then uses those grants to say, heiden neighbor works, these government programs that came out of it into administration, give us money. john: thank you. stick around. the audience would like to question you. coming up, we will talk to the guy in charge of welfare in my town. [applause] ♪ [applause] john: this show supports limited government. the reason that many in government will not appear on this program. i was surprised to get this e-mail. i have admired your reporting, and if you ever want to talk to someone with experience running government social service programs i would be happy. that came from the boss of a big piece of the welfare state, the new york city human resources administration. the rich array employs 15,000 p
the clinton administration. that was something that acorn housing pushed for. they lobbied in front of bank of america and nations bank in order to get these guarantees. now what we see is bank of america foundation gives millions of dollars to these groups in order to get them on their side. this is cronyism. this is cronyism. acorn then uses those grants to say, heiden neighbor works, these government programs that came out of it into administration, give us money. john: thank you. stick...
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the clinton administration. that was something that acorn housing pushed for. they lobbied in front of bank of america and nations bank in order to get these guarantees. now what we see is bank of america foundation gives millions of dollars to these groups in order to get them on their side. this is cronyism. this is cronyism. acorn then uses those grants to say, heiden neighbor works, these government programs that came out of it into administration, give us money. john: thank you. stick around. the audience would like to question you. coming up, we will talk to the guy in charge of welfare in my town. [applause] this happy couple used capital one venture miles for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards... [ bridesmaid ] blacked out... but i'm a bridesmaid. oh! "x" marks the spot she'll never sit. but i bought a dress! a toast... ...to the capital one venture card. fly any airline, any flight, anytime. double miles you can actually use. what a coincidence? what's in your wallet? [ all screamin
the clinton administration. that was something that acorn housing pushed for. they lobbied in front of bank of america and nations bank in order to get these guarantees. now what we see is bank of america foundation gives millions of dollars to these groups in order to get them on their side. this is cronyism. this is cronyism. acorn then uses those grants to say, heiden neighbor works, these government programs that came out of it into administration, give us money. john: thank you. stick...
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hopefully hillary clinton will not be. i think the american people want to know why they were misled and that's the over liing question. >> where were they misled? >> it is presidential politics trying to make the president look better. but look at his policy. they don't want to use the word terrorism and stripped all of the words of terrorism and jihad out of the lexicon in the national counter terrorism and pentagon and is this a doning tread ertrend with the administration. >> it was. and i got to leave it there. >> it was doubly stupid. congressman thank you. thank you, ab. and just back from lib >> i think my god is that my sons? i don't know if he was shot. i don't know. they haven't told me anything. they are still studying it. and the things they are telling me are outright lies. >> i have no idea why it was spun that way. probably it was september 11th and no one wants to admit what happened on that day. >> grieving family members rresent the most painful aspect of benghazi-gate. and loss of family member in libya
hopefully hillary clinton will not be. i think the american people want to know why they were misled and that's the over liing question. >> where were they misled? >> it is presidential politics trying to make the president look better. but look at his policy. they don't want to use the word terrorism and stripped all of the words of terrorism and jihad out of the lexicon in the national counter terrorism and pentagon and is this a doning tread ertrend with the administration....
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clinton gears up try to focus on her own legacy, this is something that the clintons are taking quite seriously. do you expect from the sources that we are going to see the obama white house step up that rhetoric and focus on mrs. clinton as a scapegoat. >> i think they have started to do that. saying they didn't know about that it was the state department. bill's effort this year hasn't been to concentrate on 2012 and the reelection of bark obama but set the stage for a run by his wife hillary in 2016. he's been trying to burnish the clinton brad and he's been trying to show that the clintons are loyal democrats and out on the campaign trail. beating the drums of bark obama and now that whole scenario and plan of his is called into question by who's going to take the blame for benghazi. >> let's hear from mrs. clinton who spoke out about the investigation and this is what she had to say. >> nobody should have ever thought it was an easy road. i certainly didn't. however, it is important to look at the full picture. to weigh the violent acts of a small number of extremist against the
clinton gears up try to focus on her own legacy, this is something that the clintons are taking quite seriously. do you expect from the sources that we are going to see the obama white house step up that rhetoric and focus on mrs. clinton as a scapegoat. >> i think they have started to do that. saying they didn't know about that it was the state department. bill's effort this year hasn't been to concentrate on 2012 and the reelection of bark obama but set the stage for a run by his wife...
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what is interesting to me, just in terms of the politics of it right now you have hillary clinton and barack obama political interest aligned. that may not last long. it won't last through the election. very interesting to see who throws who under the bus. right now, astounding scandal. >> bret: this conference call coming ahead of the committee hearing which we will cover fully on fox news channel. it ask you to go to "special report" on our home page. foxnews.com/specialreport. there is a full timeline you can watch of the whole thing from the beginning. that is it for the panel. stay tuned to see why politics is a family affair. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking h
what is interesting to me, just in terms of the politics of it right now you have hillary clinton and barack obama political interest aligned. that may not last long. it won't last through the election. very interesting to see who throws who under the bus. right now, astounding scandal. >> bret: this conference call coming ahead of the committee hearing which we will cover fully on fox news channel. it ask you to go to "special report" on our home page....
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after all is said and done will the blame fall on secretary of state hillary clinton. >> secretary clinton is a survivor. she took the escape innovation course and she clearly does not want to take the wrap. >> susan rice out there on that one. we will have more on ralph peter and who he blames for the attacks. that's next. lindsay lohan finding herself in another fight this time with her own mom. first on this day in history in 2000 nasa launched the 100th space mission using the space shuttle discovery. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which co
after all is said and done will the blame fall on secretary of state hillary clinton. >> secretary clinton is a survivor. she took the escape innovation course and she clearly does not want to take the wrap. >> susan rice out there on that one. we will have more on ralph peter and who he blames for the attacks. that's next. lindsay lohan finding herself in another fight this time with her own mom. first on this day in history in 2000 nasa launched the 100th space mission using the...
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it is a question, what was the atmosphere set by president clinton's chief diplomat, hillary clinton, and are there marine detachments in places like beijing and paris and london but not where there are tremendous threats. >>trace: they are still asking questions a month later, and still leading the white house briefing and this is not going away. >>guest: this is a campaign that wasn't supposed to be about foreign policy but a month later, still at the top of the white house briefing and top of the state department briefing. as long as the story keeps changing, this will go through the election. >>trace: keep changing and we get different statements from different people. the state department was on a totally different page than the white house. >>guest: i think is. as we get more information from intelligence bureaucracies that will want to cover their own behind. we will see there is a bigger diverge ensure between fact and what is being said. >>trace: not going away. good to see you, christian. >> dozen dead and 200 people sick, now the company at thest of the meningitis outbreak
it is a question, what was the atmosphere set by president clinton's chief diplomat, hillary clinton, and are there marine detachments in places like beijing and paris and london but not where there are tremendous threats. >>trace: they are still asking questions a month later, and still leading the white house briefing and this is not going away. >>guest: this is a campaign that wasn't supposed to be about foreign policy but a month later, still at the top of the white house...
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i think we need to see secretary clinton under oath. >> sean: how about the est? ca? wou t t al ts l the president even when he went to the u.n. kept going back to the stupid movie trailer nobody believed had any part of this. >> again and again and again, you saw both this coverup and i thinkt's important that they teyi breer offials t t tos st . esi, as saying it was a video, has for the most part been silent on t. have you a coverup of air terrorist attack because it doesn't fit with theirhole notion that somehow al qaeda is on the rope, which the president ntins to. ls kea guheef dtm isaep sg qaeda is ascendant throughout the middle-east. you have also got this question of why they din't have enough security. >> sean: they asked for security and they were denied. thwet lncts rodi uos, h hy t request should have been granted. but the lying and the coverup and the stonewalling is the big issue. let's look a montage of the white house's evoing sry. viceird at american embassies over an all of internet video. >> this is under investigation. the unrest around the regio
i think we need to see secretary clinton under oath. >> sean: how about the est? ca? wou t t al ts l the president even when he went to the u.n. kept going back to the stupid movie trailer nobody believed had any part of this. >> again and again and again, you saw both this coverup and i thinkt's important that they teyi breer offials t t tos st . esi, as saying it was a video, has for the most part been silent on t. have you a coverup of air terrorist attack because it doesn't fit...
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congressman king is now asking secretary of state hillary clinton to designate the al-shariah as a foreign terrorist organization. this group is sympathetic to al-qaeda and it's blamed for the attack on the consulate, shep. >> shep: katherine, thank you. the analysts are saying libya is almost certain to come up tonight at the presidential debate here. as i mentioned at the top of this newscast, the stakes are higher than usual really for running mates with even president obama admitting he had a bad night his first debate with governor romney last week. our latest fox news poll shows congressman ryan has a higher approval rating than vice president biden among likely voters that's heading into tonight's showdown. you can see it here on fox news channel just about 86 minutes from now. campaign carl cameron live in the spin room here in danville. the guys at the top of the ticket were campaigning today and there was some back and forth about libya. >> yes, there was. mr. romney was campaigning in asheville, north carolina. for the last day and a half, the obama campaign has been suggesting
congressman king is now asking secretary of state hillary clinton to designate the al-shariah as a foreign terrorist organization. this group is sympathetic to al-qaeda and it's blamed for the attack on the consulate, shep. >> shep: katherine, thank you. the analysts are saying libya is almost certain to come up tonight at the presidential debate here. as i mentioned at the top of this newscast, the stakes are higher than usual really for running mates with even president obama admitting...
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. >> we had a surplus under clinton. surplus. >> surplus. >> surplus under clinton. >> no, no, no, no. >> the debt wasn't exiled. you're missing up the deficit with the debt. >> no, no, no. you are missing the deficit. the deficit is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> eric: sorry, johnny. you were wrong. okay. brian, you're up. >> brian: here it is. as long as i've been at fox and reading the newspaper, two stories always happen. is pete rose going to get in the hall of fame and will jennifer aniston find true love? one has come to end. 12 years after breaking up brat pitt left her for a hotter woman she found true love with a guy that bob worships. justin thrashgh. they're engaged and put it to bed. guys can stop thinking to themselves i have a shot at her. it's over and done. >> dana: she has been engaged for a while. >> brian: this is just hitting me. she is single so we could relate to her. she is searching for love. now people rose is left with the only question left. >> andrea: l
. >> we had a surplus under clinton. surplus. >> surplus. >> surplus under clinton. >> no, no, no, no. >> the debt wasn't exiled. you're missing up the deficit with the debt. >> no, no, no. you are missing the deficit. the deficit is yearly spending. the debt is cumulative. the debt wasn't wiped out. >> eric: sorry, johnny. you were wrong. okay. brian, you're up. >> brian: here it is. as long as i've been at fox and reading the newspaper, two...
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but for the state department's secretary, hillary clinton, to sabsaying it was based on the intelligence community defies credibility. her own department was in real time communication at the consulate in benghazi when the attack was underway. the next day, obviously talking to them. forget what the intelligence community was saying, how about what the state department itself was saying? irtion you know, this is the other thing, is that -- the omission, what is not there. and had there know been a protest, i suspect at a u.s. embassy or consulate before this -- before the explosion was at 9:40 p.m., let's say flfs a protest at 7:00 or 5:00 our 4:00 that, information i assume would have been relayed to headquarte. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> greta: there was no information of a protest, nothing? >> quite the contrary, business was going on as normal am they recognized that there was some security concern because ambassador stevens did not leave the compound that day. he was -- >> greta: it was 9/11. >> he was meeting other people, the last visitor was the turkish ambassador toward the e
but for the state department's secretary, hillary clinton, to sabsaying it was based on the intelligence community defies credibility. her own department was in real time communication at the consulate in benghazi when the attack was underway. the next day, obviously talking to them. forget what the intelligence community was saying, how about what the state department itself was saying? irtion you know, this is the other thing, is that -- the omission, what is not there. and had there know...
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other than a few preliminary remarks by hillary clinton, also on the video point, where has she been? i still think the great unanswered question is why she wasn't on those five sunday shows -- >> greta: i think she knew better. i think she she knew better and she was wasn't going to say it's the video when it wasn't. let me say one other thing, whether it's ideology or political reasons -- bog are lousy. >> they're wrong. >> greta: they are wrong. i agree with that. >> it's a tragedy and a debauchle and a massive administration failure. >> greta: thank you, sir. >> it is obvious to everyone, but apparently the obama administration, house oversight committee share chair, darrell ice awhen your ambassador is mured -- murdered on 9/11,s -- it's probably terrorism. we spoke to congressman issa. did you learn today anything about the security that concerns you? >> it does. what concerns us is that the screer professionals on ground were saying -- this is multiple professionals over time, that they didn't have the resources or they were losing the resources they needed to protect their dip
other than a few preliminary remarks by hillary clinton, also on the video point, where has she been? i still think the great unanswered question is why she wasn't on those five sunday shows -- >> greta: i think she knew better. i think she she knew better and she was wasn't going to say it's the video when it wasn't. let me say one other thing, whether it's ideology or political reasons -- bog are lousy. >> they're wrong. >> greta: they are wrong. i agree with that. >>...
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clinton? why are you? you got to step up tomorrow. >> there may be somebody else, too, and he's call the president of the united states. >> bill: let's stair step it. the buck stops him. but let's stair step it. i think the senate and congress should demand the secretary of state appear before committees, whatever committee you want, and explain what the hell is going on here! >> the director of national intelligence, whom issued a statement not long ago, of what my view attempted cover-up, said they had information that it was a spontaneous demonstration. what information could you possibly have when you hear of an attack with mortars and with rocket propelled grenades -- with an affiliated al-qaeda outfit that carries out a very fisted operation? that's not what you really look at as a spontaneous demonstration. >> bill: it's disturbing. but of two start with the secretary of state and she owes the country and the families an explanation and we're going to demand it. >> right. >> bill: syria and turkey s
clinton? why are you? you got to step up tomorrow. >> there may be somebody else, too, and he's call the president of the united states. >> bill: let's stair step it. the buck stops him. but let's stair step it. i think the senate and congress should demand the secretary of state appear before committees, whatever committee you want, and explain what the hell is going on here! >> the director of national intelligence, whom issued a statement not long ago, of what my view...